W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Oct 30, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$11.79
Street estimate
Revenue target
$5.00B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$10.83
Beat rate last 4: 75%
Latest EPS YoY
+20.5%
vs 2025-08-01
Latest revenue YoY
+10.3%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$4.71B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
75%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Aug 4, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$12.01 / $11.30
+6.3%
Revenue actual / est
$5.02B / $4.96B
+1.3%
Result
Target reached
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4/2026upcoming | $11.68 | Pending | — | $5.07B | Pending | — |
| 10/30/2026upcoming | $11.79 | Pending | — | $5.00B | Pending | — |
| 8/4/2026 | $11.30 | $12.01 | +6.3% | $4.96B | $5.02B | +1.3% |
| 5/7/2026 | $10.21 | $11.65 | +14.1% | $4.58B | $4.74B | +3.6% |
| 2/3/2026 | $9.46 | $9.44 | -0.2% | $4.40B | $4.42B | +0.6% |
| 10/31/2025 | $9.98 | $10.21 | +2.3% | $4.64B | $4.66B | +0.3% |
| 8/1/2025 | $10.07 | $9.97 | -1.0% | $4.53B | $4.55B | +0.6% |
| 5/1/2025 | $9.48 | $9.86 | +4.0% | $4.32B | $4.31B | -0.3% |
| 1/31/2025 | $9.74 | $9.71 | -0.3% | $4.24B | $4.23B | -0.2% |
| 10/31/2024 | $9.97 | $9.87 | -1.0% | $4.40B | $4.39B | -0.3% |
| 8/1/2024 | $9.58 | $9.76 | +1.9% | $4.35B | $4.31B | -0.9% |
| 4/25/2024 | $9.62 | $9.62 | 0.0% | $4.26B | $4.24B | -0.6% |
| 2/2/2024 | $8.05 | $8.33 | +3.5% | $4.04B | $4.00B | -1.0% |
| 10/26/2023 | $8.93 | $9.43 | +5.6% | $4.05B | $4.21B | +3.9% |
| 7/27/2023 | $9.13 | $9.28 | +1.6% | $4.21B | $4.18B | -0.5% |
| 4/27/2023 | $8.51 | $9.61 | +12.9% | $4.07B | $4.09B | +0.4% |
| 2/2/2023 | $7.01 | $7.14 | +1.9% | $3.77B | $3.80B | +0.8% |
| 10/28/2022 | $7.25 | $8.27 | +14.1% | $3.88B | $3.94B | +1.5% |
| 7/29/2022 | $6.65 | $7.19 | +8.1% | $3.70B | $3.84B | +3.8% |
| 4/28/2022 | $6.12 | $7.07 | +15.5% | $3.50B | $3.65B | +4.3% |